Archived: 1066 Battle of Fulford – We want to invite the world to visit the archaeological site of the first battle of 1066 during this 950th anniversary year at Fulford

Project aim

We want to invite the world to visit the archaeological site of the first battle of 1066 during this 950th anniversary year at Fulford

We need money to make the site of the first battle of 1066 accessible to the public. Fulford is the only battlesite of that year where we can be confident about the location. Since it is on public land, the site will be a permanent, accessible legacy.

We will open the site for visitors and during the summer holidays families can come and dig.

Please note that the money is being raised by the UK registered charity (1165028) the 1066 Society Charity. Overseas contributors, please ask your national tax authority if a donation is tax deductable. For UK tax payers, you can contribute via Charity Aid Foundation or with your permission, we can recover some tax.

And if we reach our first target…

If your generosity enables us to go beyond the basic trench preparation and site clearance, we need £8,500 to run the family events, and £4,500+ to give the fantastic volunteers the equipment they need to start conserving the thousands of finds so we can put them on display.

Five days later King Harold (England’s new king) arrived with his army and destroyed the Vikings at the battle of Stamford Bridge. Three weeks later, Harold was himself killed at the battle of Hastings.

We’ve been researching the battle since 1999 and with the aid of a maximum National Lottery grant in 2003.